Banks, Ownership Structure, and Firm Value in Japan
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The Journal of Business
- Vol. 73 (4), 539-567
- https://doi.org/10.1086/209654
Abstract
We investigate the relation between firms' ownership structures and q ratios in Japan. At low levels of ownership by main banks, firms' q ratios fall as bank equity ownership rises. At higher levels of bank ownership, this relationship is mitigated and, in some specifications, even reversed. We argue that this relation reflects both costs and benefits of equity holdings by banks. In Japan, unlike the United States, firm value rises monotonically with increased managerial ownership. Equity ownership by corporate blockholders is also positively related to firm value in Japan.Keywords
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